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ISIS's Web
Defense Secretary Ash Carter today told reporters that US Cyber Command is conducting a full-scale and unprecedented digital assault on ISIS, as FCW\u2019s Sean Lyngaas reports [ http://bit.ly/1LrlwbD ] .

Meanwhile, Syria\u2019s main opposition group says that Bashar al-Assad is attempting to wreck the cease-fire, as Reuters reports [ http://reut.rs/1Lrm41d ] .


And, the death toll from ISIS\u2019s Baghdad market bombings has climbed to 73, as CBS News reports [ http://cbsn.ws/1LrmrZF ] .

Dive Deeper: ICYMI on Sunday, NPR\u2019s Rachel Martin interviewed Secretary Carter [ http://n.pr/1LrlJf3 ] about the civil war in Syria and the fight against ISIS.

And today, CSIS published a new report by Anthony Cordesman, Saudi Arabia and the United States: Common Interests and Continuing Sources of Tension [ http://bit.ly/1VNtxbC ] , which among other topics addresses \u201cThe Threat Posed by the Mix of Ethnic, Sectarian, Islamist Extremist Threats; Ongoing Fighting; and Longer-term Instability in Syria.\u201d

Future of US-Japan Alliance
A new report released today by CSIS recommends that the US and Japan should set up new military headquarters for missions to defend Okinawa and other islands as part of a broad revamp of their alliance, as the Financial Times \u2019 Robin Harding reports [ http://on.ft.com/1QnRceW ] .

Dive Deeper: The U.S.-Japan Commission on the Future of the Alliance today released its final report: The U.S.-Japan Alliance to 2030: Power and Principle [ http://csis.org/files/publication/160229_US_Japan_Commission_Full_Report.pdf ] . The Commission was established by CSIS and the Sasakawa Peace Foundation.

Oil Rises
Oil prices rose today on signs that US drilling activity is hitting new lows, as the Wall Street Journal \u2019s Nicole Friedman reports [ http://on.wsj.com/1QomaDD ] .

Dive Deeper: CSIS last week hosted Keisuke Sadamori of the International Energy Agency (IEA) to present the IEA\u2019s 2016 Medium-Term Oil Market Report. Sadamori\u2019s PowerPoint presentation can be accessed here [ http://bit.ly/1Qomq5N ] , and video of the event can be viewed On Demand [ http://bit.ly/1QomqCN ] .

In that Number
88%
Chinese major arms exports grew by 88% between 2011 and 2015. Source: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) via VOA [ http://www.voanews.com/content/china-arms-exports-double/3212411.html ] .

Critical Quote
\u201cEmerging Chinese military capabilities are not the only risk for U.S. interests stemming from China\u2019s return to the world stage.\u201d
\u2014CSIS\u2019s report Asia-Pacific Rebalance 2025 , on China\u2019s rapidly rising global economic status.

Source: CSIS [ http://csis.org/files/publication/160119_Green_AsiaPacificRebalance2025_Web_0.pdf ] .

One to Watch


( Photo Credit: Re/code. )

Dan Frommer (@fromedome [ https://twitter.com/fromedome ] ) is Re/code\u2019s new editor in chief. Dan previously served as Quartz\u2019s tech editor and as a tech reporter at Forbes . For the latest tech news, Dan is one to watch.

Optics


Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James revealed [ http://www.af.mil/News/ArticleDisplay/tabid/223/Article/673784/air-force-reveals-b-21-long-range-strike-bomber.aspx ] the first public rendering of the B-21 Long Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B) on Friday. The B-21 designator recognizes the LRS-B as the first new bomber of the 21st century.

Highly Recommended
Silicon Valley disrupts education in \u201cLearn Different [ http://bit.ly/1Lrl0dW ] \u201d by the New Yorker \u2019s Rebecca Mead.

CSIS Today
Today, CSIS hosted a discussion [ http://csis.org/event/china-reality-check-chinas-internet-sovereignty-initiative-origins-and-consequences ] on China\u2019s \u201cInternet sovereignty\u201d initiative and its origins. The panelists discussed the potential consequences for this initiative, not only for the Internet, but also for a wide range of industries, the media, and information accessibility.

CSIS Tomorrow
Join us tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. as the CSIS Project on Prosperity and Development hosts \u201cFacing Complex Challenges: Innovating through Integrated Development.\u201d For more information and to register, click here [ http://csis.org/event/facing-complex-challenges-innovating-through-integrated-development ] .

This Town Tomorrow
With presidential primary season well underway, it\u2019s clear that whoever emerges in November 2016 as the next commander-in-chief will have their hands full with a number of foreign policy and national security choices. Tomorrow, a Brookings Institution panel [ http://www.brookings.edu/events/2016/03/01-security-challenges-opportunities-next-administration?rssid=UpcomingEvents&utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=FeedBlitzRss&utm_content=Beyond+2016%3a+Security+challenges+and+opportunities+for+the+next+administration ] will discuss the security challenges and opportunities for the next administration.
CSIS on Demand
Last week, the CSIS Sumitro Chair in Southeast Asia studies hosted Daniel J. Kritenbrink [ http://csis.org/event/banyan-tree-leadership-forum-daniel-j-kritenbrink ] , senior director for Asian affairs, National Security Council. He discussed the outcomes of the recent U.S.-ASEAN Special Leaders' Summit at Sunnylands, California, and President Obama\u2019s upcoming travel to Vietnam in May and Laos in September.

Sounds
The latest cogitASIA Podcast [ http://cogitasia.com/cogitasia-podcast-taiwan-under-tsais-leadership ] examines Taiwan\u2019s politics and foreign policy following the landslide election of Dr. Tsai Ing-wen as president.

I Like It Like That
Eye-catching things in CSIS's orbit

Flip phones could make a comeback. according to the MIT Technology Review [ http://bit.ly/1LrkKvh ] .

Smiles
This smile comes with sadness. Last night, the Oscar for \u201cBest Documentary\u201d went to a revealing film called \u201cAmy,\u201d about the life and music of the late singer/songwriter, Amy Winehouse.

Winehouse, a colossal talent, died of alcohol poising at 27 in the summer of 2011.

I\u2019m happy the documentary about her life won the Oscar. I loved the film, and it underscored Winehouse\u2019s genius writing skills along with her inimitable vocals.

Winehouse is a tragic figure to be sure. And many won\u2019t remember her for her generosity\u2014she was one of the most charitable musicians of her time (mostly in aid of children\u2019s causes.)

The Oscar win last night made me think of this performance\u2014Winehouse performing \u201cBack to Black [ http://bit.ly/1QodxsR ] \u201d acoustic at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas. It\u2019s the Amy Winehouse I want to smile about and remember.

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